MATTESON THURLOW W

1LT Thurlow W Matteson died after flight school but did not serve as a helicopter pilot in Vietnam on 04/27/1957 from A/C accident
Fort Rucker, AL
Flight Class 55-O
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Steven Matteson (son), Kevin Allen

More detail on this person: A/C crashed and burned approx 150 yds south of SR 606, 1/2 mi west of Alberta on a flight from Ft. Rucker. Before he died, Williams is reported to have said that the H-19 helicopter transmission had become badly overheated prior to the crash, and that the controls would not respond.

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